Americans give resounding ‘no’ on financial aid to rebuild Libya

Americans don’t seem to agree on much these days, whether it’s politics, climate change or Lady Gaga’s gender-bending performance at the Video Music Awards. But there’s one thing that an overwhelming majority of Americans appear to agree upon: They don’t want to foot the bill for rebuilding Libya.

A CNN / ORC poll released Tuesday found that a stunning 73% oppose any U.S. financial aid to rebuild Libya’s business and educational infrastructure, and 67% said the U.S. shouldn’t be involved in “attempts to form a civilian government and restore order in that country.”

The poll also found that 62% of those polled are worried about what lies ahead in Libya, with 67% believing there will be widespread violence. And 49% said they are either “not too confident” or “not confident at all” that the U.S. and its allies can prevent Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups from establishing a new base of operations in Libya.